Eleven months ago, Restaurateur Scott McIntosh was ready to leap into action with two large expansions of his restaurant brands, Reunion Kitchen and Asada Cantina + Kitchen, at the San Clemente outlet mall. At that time, he trotted me around the vast expanse, pointing...
Here’s a fun one. Royal Hawaiian’s resident Mixologist (and local favorite) Sean Melia has come up with a whole new raft of holiday and seasonal cocktails (hey, Hawaii dreams of a white Christmas, too). What better way to celebrate than to offer a uniquely...
Tommy Bahama, known internationally for celebrating the island life, will begin island hopping this Tuesday when it closes its Laguna Beach location in search of a new home. On Saturday morning, the corporate offices notified management at both the restaurant and...
After just seven months of operation, Laguna’s Royal Hawaiian Fire Grill took down top Orange County accolades with the “Best Steak in Orange County” award. Notified by OC Weekly’s editors, Chefs Maro and Martin Molteni were all grins....
Fishbone, Wild Taco hoping to open next week While most Laguna-bound restaurants aim to open in early spring, a surprising number end up opening in the quieter months of fall. This makes Laguna locals extremely happy as it gives us a small window of time to get to...
In Laguna Beach, we locals look forward to about three events each year. In October, it’s all about the lobster … for the month’s duration, you’ll find us standing on street corners in South Laguna, anxiously awaiting the unfurling of the “Local Lobster” banner at...